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France: Bazaramba: Accused Sentenced for Inciting Genocide
2010-06-11, Porvoo, Finland. The Eastern Uusimaa District Court in Porvoo, Finland, convicted Francois Bazaramba, 59, a former Rwandan pastor, for inciting genocide and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The Court found that Mr. Bazaramba incited hatred and anger towards Tutsis, forced them to leave their houses and ordered others to burn the houses down. The charges are related [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged asylum seeker, Baptist preacher, conviction, cost, District Court, Eastern Uusimaa, evidence obtained through torture, extradition request, fair trial, Finland, Francois Bazaramba, incitement, inciting genocide, Investigation, life imprisonment, murder, National Bureau of Investigation, Nyakizu, pastor, Petra Spring-Reiman, Porvoo, Rwanda, sentence, Tanzania, Vaasa, Ville Hoikkala Comments closed
Netherlands to Extend Its Universal Jurisdiction Law to 1970
2010-05-22, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Dutch Cabinet approved a bill, proposed by Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin, to extend the reach of the universal jurisdiction laws to 24 October 1970 (from current 1 October 2003). The law will allow the government to prosecute aliens, who are accused of committing genocide and/or war crimes outside [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged alien, aliens, bill, Cabinet, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, genocide, Justice Minister, war crimes Comments closed
Spain: Garzon Requests Transfer to ICC
2010-05-11, Madrid, Spain. Judge Garzon is seeking a 7-month transfer to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to work as an outside consultant. The General Council of the Judiciary is currently considering the request to allow the transfer. In March 2010, Justice Garzon was indicted for knowingly overreaching his jurisdiction, when he [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Baltasar Garzon, CGPJ, Consejo General del Poder Judicial, Gonzalo Martinez-Fresneda, International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor Comments closed
Spain: Matar: Supreme Court Upholds the Decision to Close the Investigation
2010-04-13, Madrid, Spain. The Spanish Supreme Court upheld the decision of the National Court of 30 June 2009, closing the investigation into Al Daraj attack of June 2002, when the IDF dropped a bomb that killed Salah Shehade together with his bodyguards and 14 civilians. Mr. Shehade was a suspected leader of the Izzidin al-Qassam Brigade, [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Abraham Dichter, Al Daraj, Antonio Segura, Audencia Nacional, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Chief of Staff, Constitutional Court, Dan Halutz, Doron Almog, Gaza, Giora Eiland, Gonzalo Boye, Hamas, Head of the National Security Council, Head of the Southern Command, Hickman & Rose, IDF, Investigation, Israeli Air Force, Israeli Defence Minister, Israeli Intelligence Service, Izzidin al-Qassam Brigade, Juan Moreno, Khalil Khader Mohammed Al Seadi, Madrid, Mahassel Ali Hasan Al Sahwwa, Mahmoud Sobhi Mohammed El Houweit, Michael Herzog, military advisor, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Mattar, Moshe Ya'alon, National Court, ongoing investigation, Palestine, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, PCHR, Raed Mohammed Ibrahim Mattar, Rami Mohammed Ibrahim Mattar, Raul Maillo, Salah Shehade, Spain, Supreme Court, the Minister of Infrastructure Comments closed
Spain: Supreme Court Allows the Prosecution of the Judge Who Indicted Pinochet in 1998
2010-03-25, Madrid, Spain. The Supreme Court of Spain denied Judge Garzon’s appeal of the decision to investigate him for abuse of process. Judge Garzon is persecuted for initiating an investigation into the crimes committed by Gen. Francisco Franco’s supporters during the Spanish Civil War 1936-39. The abuse of process allegations are investigated by Judge Luciano [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged abuse of process, Baltasar Garzon, Clean Hands, Consejo General de Poder Judicial, Francisco Franco, Gonzalo Martinez-Fresneda, Investigation, jurisdiction, Luciano Varela, Manos Limpias, Spanish Civil War, Supreme Court of Spain, suspension Comments closed
UK: Brown to Limit Universal Jurisdiction Laws
2004-03-04, London, UK. British PM threatened to limit the universal jurisdiction laws because they are ”exploited by politically-motivated organisations or individuals who set out only to grab headlines knowing their case has no realistic chance of a successful prosecution” and prevents some foreign officials from travelling to the UK. Brown wants to raise the evidentiary standard [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Gaza, Gordon Brown, Moshe Ya'alon, Operation Cast Lead, Public Prosecution Service, Tzipi Livni Comments closed
United Kingdom: Parliament Amends ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ Law